The Top 10's here represent my personal favorites. This is not necessarily the music I would present in a Jazz History course, for example, but rather the stuff that winds up on my turntable. Knowledgeable jazzbos can use these lists as clues into the elusive question of "where I'm coming from." Jazz neophytes will find stuff to check out and enjoy.
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Note that all of these top 10's are jazz-specific unless otherwise noted.
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Top 10 Miles Davis Albums
Top 10 Charles Mingus Albums
Top 10 Thelonious Monk Albums
Top 10 Phineas Newborn, Jr. Albums
Top 10 Wayne Shorter Albums
Top 10 Guitar Solos
Top 10 Ted Dunbar Solos
Top 10 Bass Solos
Top 10 Drum Performances
Top 10 Piano Comping Albums
Top 10 Large Ensemble Performances
Top 10 Rhythm and Blues Female Vocal Performances
Top 10 Rhythm and Blues Male Vocal Performances
Top 10 Rhythm and Blues Duo or Group Vocal Performances
Top 10 Rhythm and Blues Drum Performances
Top 10 Rhythm and Blues Bass Performances
Top 10 Albums with Ben Riley on drums
Top 10 Albums with Ron Carter as leader or co-leader
Top 10 Albums with Ron Carter as sideman on bass
Top 10 Most Life Altering Jazz Concerts
Top 10 Piano Solos
Top 10 Piano Trio Albums
Top 10 Piano Trio Cuts
Top 10 Solo Piano Albums
Top 10 Instrumental Ballad Performances
Top 10 Piano-Drum Pairs
Top 10 Instrumental Duo Albums
Top 10 Unjustly Obscure Jazz Albums
Top 10 Saxophone Solos
Top 10 Brass Solos
Top 10 Female Vocal Performances (vocal only)
Top 10 Male Vocal Performances (vocal only)
Top 10 Vocal Performances WITH Instrument
Top 10 Guest Jazz Soloists on Hit Pop Records